Popeye Vertefeuille moved through a roped-off area at the Brooklyn Fair on Aug. 27. He was doing what he’s been doing for the last 10 years at the fair, working a collection of gas engines that ...

ROCKLAND, Wis. — When you drive into the well-tended farm yard of Kurt and Kathy Flock, you probably won’t notice the 80 wagon wheels that Kathy has collected over the years. But they are there — ...

What’s a DoodleBug? It’s a poor man’s improvisational tractor, usually made from an old Ford. A really old Ford, like 1932 or older. During the Great Depression, when no one had any money, one of the ...

GOODFIELD, Ill. (AP) -- George and Fern Knapp chuckled as they recalled the one invention in their Goodfield home that didn't work out quite the way George had envisioned. George, 65, a habitual ...

LA PORTE CITY - Gerald and Betty Brustkern celebrated their 45th wedding anniversary this weekend the old-fashioned way - with a display of old tractors and farm implements and a few cars. Gerald, 67, ...

Get ready to wave that flag, wave it wide and high! It’s the official midway point of the summer growing season. The week of the Fourth of July is finally here, and Machinery Pete is feeling the USA ...

Thrift Week was canceled due to lack of funds. Baking powders vied for the Little Rock market. A strong odor of spilled liquor pervaded City Hall. But Tractor School provided the juiciest stories in ...